Chapter I THE NATURE OF HEAVEN

6) What does A Course in Miracles
mean by creation?

In A Course in Miracles, creation
does not refer to anything physical, and therefore has nothing to do with
material or artistic creation. Rather, creation involves only spirit,
and can be defined as the sum of all God's Thoughts; infinite, unlimited,
without beginning or end (W-pII.11.1:1). Christ, the one Son of God,
is the term the Course uses to denote God's creation. Christ is at one
with His Creator, and there is nowhere where God ends and the Son begins
(W-pI.132.12:4). Therefore, while God is the First Cause and Christ is
His Effect, in a non-dualistic Heaven -- the state of perfect Oneness --
there can be no separation or distinction between Creator and created.
Cause and Effect are thus indivisible and unseparated. Furthermore, God's
creation must share in the non-dualistic, non-physical attributes of its
Source. As the Creator is perfect, changeless, formless spirit, eternal
life, and infinite love -- whole and unified within Itself -- so too must
Its creation, Christ, be the same. Therefore, God and Christ are not bodies,
nor are They physical and psychological entities with personalities. In
"What Is Creation?" from Part 11 of the workbook, we find this lovely,
summarizing paragraph:

Creation is the opposite of
all illusions, for creation is the truth. Creation is the holy Son of God,
for in creation is His Will complete in every aspect,
making every part container of the Whole. Its oneness is forever guaranteed
inviolate; forever held within His holy Will, beyond all possibility of
harm, of separation, imperfection and of any spot upon its sinlessness
( W-pII.11.3).

Reproduced with the kind permission of Gloria and
Kenneth
Wapnick and the Foundation for A Course in Miracles